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		</div><p>Chinese mobile payments giant Alipay can now be used in more UK stores after a new partnership with Barclaycard was announced.</p>
<p>AliPay is currently accepted in some UK shops, restaurants and hotels but Barclaycard says it will now offer software that will enable retailers to update their existing point-of-sale systems to support Alipay – rather than needing additional tools to allow payments via the Chinese firm’s app.</p>
<p>Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, said Chinese tourists were a key market for retailers, with visitors from the country expected to spend £1 billion this year.</p>
<p>The payment firm’s global head of payment acceptance Rob Cameron said: “Thanks to the significant investments we’ve made in our platform, our clients have access to a growing range of payment types, each of which can help them increase market share by meeting the needs of new customers.</p>
<p>“Our new agreement with Alipay gives retailers a vital tool to help them seize the revenue opportunity posed by the growth of Chinese visitors to the UK.</p>
<p>“At the same time, Alipay users will benefit from a more convenient and familiar in-store payments process – enhancing their overall shopping experience.”</p>
<blockquote><p>Through this strategic partnership, Alipay will now be able to offer many more UK merchants the opportunity to connect and engage with a growing number of Chinese visitors</p></blockquote>
<p>The payment firm said it was keen to take advantage of a growing appetite among Chinese tourists to use mobile over cash.</p>
<p>It cited 2018 research from Nielsen that suggested 93% of Chinese tourists said they were more likely to spend in a store that accepted mobile payment.</p>
<p>Alipay – part of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba – is one of the most popular apps in China, with more than 700 million users.</p>
<p>It featured in the top 10 most downloaded apps in 2018 on both iOS and Android according to industry analyst firm App Annie.</p>
<p>The firm’s boss in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Roland Palmer, said: “Alipay is excited to announce that it will be working with Barclaycard to provide visitors from China with the mobile payment experience that they are already familiar with.</p>
<p>“Through this strategic partnership, Alipay will now be able to offer many more UK merchants the opportunity to connect and engage with a growing number of Chinese visitors.</p>
<p>“This is another step forwards in our vision to offer Chinese tourists a seamless travel and payment experience when travelling overseas.”</p>
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